Wellness Program Benefits
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23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?
Dr. Mike Evans asks “What is the single best thing we can do for our health?” At Walkingspree, we have consistently emphasized the benefits of physical activity through walking. Dr. Mike Evans’ video explains it in a way that is creative and easy to understand. It’s a brilliant video and well worth spending the nine …
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10,000 steps/day reduces risk of Diabetes
10,000 Steps Program A new study in the British Medical Journal suggest that building up to 10,000 steps a day over time can help control weight and may reduce diabetes risk. Researchers found that the study participants (592 middle-aged Australian adults) who increased the number of their steps over a five year period, had a …
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Walking Protects Brain from Dementia
Walking Program Protects Brain from Dementia Researchers have found that activities like walking help prevent brain shrinkage, which may prevent dementia. Brain size shrinks in late adulthood and can cause memory problems. Researchers wanted to see how it would affect senior’s brains. The study showed seniors who regularly walk around 10 kilometres per week showed …
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Walking Reduces Heart Disease Risk
Walking Program Reduces Heart Disease Risk Heart attacks are still the leading cause of premature deaths in North America. Among women, it is an even higher risk with 8.6 million American women currently living with heart disease, and are 4 to 6 times more likely to die of heart disease than of breast cancer. Heart …
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Walking can Help Relieve Stress
Walking Program Can Help Relieve Stress A 2003 study done at University Of Missouri-Columbia found that moderate or high intensity exercise performed regularly resulted in lower anxiety and stress levels that may lead to heart disease than couch potatoes. The results were even more significant in women. Walking gives you time to think, as well …
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Walking to Lose Weight
Weight Loss Walking Program According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a group of middle-aged women who used pedometers and averaged more than 10,000 steps a day had only 26% body fat. Those who averaged fewer than 6,000 steps a day had 44% body fat. Four thousand steps a day seems to separate …
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